Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro (erected 22 July 1993) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.

Diocese of Alto Valle Del Rio Negro Dioecesis Rivi Nigri Vallensis Superioris Diócesis de Alto Valle del Río Negro
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Bahía Blanca
Metropolitan	Bahía Blanca
Statistics
Area	37,130 sq mi (96,200 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 325,447 276,629 (85%)
Parishes	18
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	22 July 1993 (31 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in General Roca
Patron saint	Holy Family
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Alejandro Pablo Benna
Metropolitan Archbishop	Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa
Bishops emeritus	Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Bishop Emeritus (2010-2021) Néstor Hugo Navarro Bishop Emeritus (2003-2010)

Ordinaries

• José Pedro Pozzi, S.D.B. (1993–2003)
• Néstor Hugo Navarro (2003–2010)
• Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca (2010–2021)
• Alejandro Pablo Benna (2021–present)

External links

• "Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. ^{[self-published]}